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Students stage a “lie-in” Feb. 19, 2018 outside the White House in response to the school shooting Wednesday in Florida. The teens said they want stronger gun control and vowed to be heard on the issue.

Students stage a “lie-in” Feb. 19, 2018 outside the White House in response to the school shooting Wednesday in Florida. The teens said they want stronger gun control and vowed to be heard on the issue.

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Can someone tell me why the NRA doesn't want a computerized national gun database with a search function? What are they afraid of? Why wouldn't they want to help law enforcement?

So according to one person, it's Obama, a Democrat, who was responsible for record gun sales during his Presidency. That's right, I recall all those pleas on his part to encourage people to buy more guns. Oh wait, it was the fear by all the gun conspiracy theorists — primarily Republicans — that he was going to take their guns away. It must have been one of the two, I'll let you decide which one actually happened.

If you want to know just how devious the GOP and the NRA are, they have already started smear campaigns against the shooting survivors that have chosen to speak up. That tells you just about all you need to know about greed and evil.

Indiana is one of the states identified with the worst gerrymandering in the country, and now the Republican-controlled House again has redrawn the districts even more in their favor. What a Democracy!

If this school shooter was a black man, an immigrant from Mexico, or heaven forbid a Muslim, Trump and Congress would have jumped to attention to make additional laws.

I don't care what your political affiliation is. What I don't understand is, how can anyone, in their right mind, make excuses for the behavior of this current administration. They are not Republicans. They are users, in it for themselves. They are not there to help you, don't kid yourselves.

I will never understand greed. What is ever enough? Something happens mentally to these millionaires and billionaires. They are no longer rational. They have to take it all from everyone.

My granddaughter was having a conversation in school about Russian involvement in our elections the other day. And she said if it started in 2014 when Obama was president, then why are they acting like it's all president Trump's fault? Maybe we should lower the age to run for president, because like one commenter suggested, maybe they would do a better job than the adults at running the country.

Recommend reread: Animal Farm by George Orwell.

Since Facebook accepts money from Russia to cause discord in our country, everyone needs to ban Facebook. It's very easy to show your patriotism to your country.

Seventeen innocent lives were taken by a mentally challenged person because the federal, state and local authorities failed to follow the law. Now the liberals are wanting more laws and are blaming the NRA. Makes sense, doesn't it?

The Florida shooter had enormous amounts of counseling and support. He refused to take his medication. Some mentally unstable people are simply unfixable. The one sure thing is that he had no business having any firearms. That is a no-brainer.